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A statue of Terpsichore, the Greek Muse of Dance. A 2nd century CE copy from a Greek original (The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg).
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Bossi, A. (2012, December 14). Terpsichore - the Muse of Dance. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/985/terpsichore---the-muse-of-dance/
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Bossi, Andrew. "Terpsichore - the Muse of Dance." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 14, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/985/terpsichore---the-muse-of-dance/.
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Bossi, Andrew. "Terpsichore - the Muse of Dance." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Dec 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/985/terpsichore---the-muse-of-dance/. Web. 12 Jun 2025.
